All About Virtual Reality | Where to learn VR? | Difference between AR, VR, and XR | Free Tools and Technology for VR and AR | Useful sites for VR | Everything you need to know about VR | By Team Amaze
Introduction:-
VR technology is helpful in creating artificial environments, used for both educational and entertainment purposes. It allows users to interact with the 3D worlds, but on a whole new level. It uses various kinds of “realistic” sounds, vision & images, touch, and other atmospheres for a better experience. Furthermore, augmented, mixed and virtual reality (AR, MR, & VR) are just the sub-divisions of extended reality (XR).
Curiosity + Future Talk:
VRs can be used to create full-dive tech, in simple words, users can perform all the practices they do in real life (like eating, fighting, talking) and do much more than that by only using their brain and nothing else. Their bodies would be present in the real world but their mind would be in that VR environment. It would be like dreaming while you sleep.
But right now, it’s just a theory, there’s a long way to develop such a tech. Think how would it feel like being present in a game and combat, where you won’t be controlling your avatar, you play as your avatar yourself? Or think of a person who can’t see, or walk, hear, they would be able experience and do all the things they can’t do in the real world.
Difference Between Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
People often get confused between AR and VR. So, let’s have a
little chat about it in brief. AR
creates simulated objects in the real-world environment while VR creates simulated
environment to inhabit.
In more technical terms, AR technology requires use of sensors
and algorithms in order to put or superimpose the computer-generated images
(CGIs) over a user’s view within a physical environment, just like in
PokemonGo, a popular AR game.
On the other hand, VR technology make use of that same sensors and mathematics and user’s eyes are located within the artificial environment. The graphics also respond correspondingly as the user turn their head.
Top VR Development Courses and Tutorials with Online Certification
1. Virtual Reality – VR Certification (App Development) (edX)
This course helps you to understand and code the most useful
& operative techniques required to become a professional in architecture,
visualization, VR, and more. It covers a wide range of topics such as maths,
computer graphics, working and creation of VR etc. Users would be able to code
in Unity 3D and WebVR.
Moreover, this course lasts for 6 weeks and comprised with
effective video lectures, exercises and training, projects etc.
Click here to visit the site.
2. The Unreal Engine C++ Developer Course – Learn C++ & Make Games
However, it doesn’t matter which programming language you use
but if you like or want to create video games using C++ this course is just
made for you. Moreover, you would learn to put on sound effects, audios and design
ideologies in just 60 hours.
And the interactive tutorials and mentors help you to fully
understand the concepts and dig deep for more. There are about 330+ lectures,
12 articles with quizzes at the end of each topic.
Click here to visit the site.
3. Building your First VR Experience with Unity
With this course, you would be able to create your very own VR games, apps and other things. It is especially designed by professionals to make the concepts much more easier to study, including SDK use, 3D modeling, C# programming etc. for the new comers.
Apart from this, mentors would teach user their personal tips and tricks for a better understanding. And you can complete this course in just 5 hours (more or less).
4. Unreal VR Dev: Make VR Experiences with Unreal Engine C++ (Udemy)
This program aims to make you a prodigy in the VR industry but
first let’s learn a bit about this course. Using the fascinating Unreal engine,
you would learn to create your first ever VR game and app (well, in some cases)
and also learn to counter some exceptional problems like motion sickness.
If you are familiar with C++ then it’s a plus point for you
but if not don’t worry it’s not a big deal, you would learn more about it along
the way as you make progress. Furthermore, this course is about 17 hours long
and comprised with 80+ lessons, performance test and much more.
5. Vi rtual Reality Courses for Beginners & Experts
(LinkedIn Learning – Lynda)
Lynda provides enlightening video tutorials on a number of
topics and concepts that are necessary for any user to study if they really
want to grow into a skilled VR apps and games developer. There are also plenty
of practice exercises that would help you understand the logistics better,
plus, you can download them and complete offline.
Furthermore, all the study material is accessible free of cost
for a whole month. You can either go for all the 5 lessons or choose any one
from them, with no time duration, you can complete at your own convenience.
Are there any tools for Virtual Reality development?
Yes, of course there are. Let’s get started with some of the best right away.
1. Amazon Sumerian
Amazon Sumerian is a part of the AWS family and its pretty
easy to use. Users can use it on both Android and iOS devices with multiple
kinds of VR platforms such as Google Daydream, Lenovo Mirage, HTC Vive Pro, and
Oculus Go etc.
This tool can be used as a training simulation, employee
education, virtual concierge, and many more. Other than this, it has got s’more
overwhelming features, including the powerful editor, hosts, and resource
management.
2. Google VR for everyone
Google provides users a variety of VR development tools,
available on the Google VR developer portal, specifically
in the download section. Like some other software and
websites, Google VR developer platform has software development kits (SDKs)
that you can access and use on numerous platforms like Android, iOS,
Unreal, etc.
In case you are having trouble in getting started with it,
you can check out the individual guides which most
certainly has all the answers to your queries.
3. Unreal Engine 4 (UE4)
Unreal Engine 4 or as you say UE4 is one of the robust and
extensible VR development applications that can freely run on a wide range of
platforms like Sony, iOS, Google VR, Samsung Gear VR, and many others. Along
with that, it has a great editor, multiplayer framework, real-time rendering
tool, Blueprint visual scripting tool, also, it’s easy to use and to put in
illustrations, audio, animation, and other kinds of effects.
Click here to visit the site.
4. CRYENGINE
CRYENGINE is mostly used by game developers as it consists
amazing tools such as sandbox, enhanced visuals, built-in audio and physics
solutions, in-game profiling etc. Plus, whatever games or apps users build they
can easily run them numerous VR platforms such as Xbox One, PS 4, Oculus Rift,
and many more. It has improved its technology very much and is now working with
some of the top businesses over the past few years.
5. SketchUp Studio
This application is generally used by professionals in the
architecture industry (along with in urban planning, commercial interior
design, residential construction, 3D printing etc.) to improve their designs
and add some state-of-the-art look into the buildings. Plus, users can develop
both VR and AR applications on it.
To learn more about it, users can visit its web site, specifically SketchUp Help page. It may be used for the construction industry but users can use it for other purposes too like building a VR app or something.
Click here to visit the site.
6. Maya
You must have heard about Autodesk (already mentioned above 😄), one of the leading software corporations. Well, guess what they
just made an amazing VR development application named Maya. It gives
users the power to create impressive pipeline integration, 3D modeling,
animation, and motion graphics, among other things.
You can download the tool from the Autodesk’s site and go
through the support & learning page or the troubleshooting guide, both
available on the site.
7. Oculus Medium
Oculus is the provider of some of the popular VR platforms
like Oculus Go, Oculus Rift S, and Oculus Quest. On top of that, it has also
made a cool software that users can use to create their own 3D characters,
resources and much more. And that tool is called Oculus Medium.
If users need any help
while using it, they can just open YouTube and search for the official Oculus
Medium’s channel and clear their doubts with numerous interactive videos. Or
just access the “User Guide”.
Conclusion:-
We have created a list of the most popular VR development
tools and courses. And understood the concept of VR, the difference between VR
& AR and some other interesting facts and theories.
There are numerous software and websites available in the
market other than what we mentioned here, like Blender, 3ds Max, VR-Design Studio, etc. and you can find
them in our other blog on VFX.
You must be a student, an IT consultant, a software developer or
an enthusiast, that you come here to find your answers. Hope we didn’t miss
anything important, but still in case you think we can add some more in this or
any other blog(s), please feel free to contact us.
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